noun · feminine
apothēkas
Greekἀποθήκη (apothēkē)
Strong’sG596
a repository, granary, barn, storehouse
stem apothēk-6 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀπο-θήκη, -ης, ἡ
(< ἀποτίθημι), [in LXX for אוֹצָר, טֶנֶא, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G596 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidap-oth-ay'-kay
a repository, i.e. granary
Fromfrom G659;
King Jamesbarn, garner.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | apothēkas1×ἀποθήκη | apothēkais |
| object accusative | apothēkan3×ἀποθήκην | apothēkain2×ἀποθήκας |
| direct address vocative | apothēkar | apothēkair |
| of, belonging to genitive | apothēkau | apothēkaiu |
| to, for dative | apothēka | apothēkai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
apothēka is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
apothēkas“barn”subjectnominative singular1×
Luke 12:24“barn”katanoavar toin koraxoin hoti ouk speiralō oude therizalō, hoi ouk atō tameiem oude apothēkas, kai tos theos trefatō autoin; pose mallon vis diaferavō teiu peteineiu.Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!
apothēkan“barn”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 3:12“barn”hou tem ptuem en ta cheira autou, kai diakatharizati tan halōnan autou kai sunagati ton siton autou eis tan apothēkan, tem de achurem katakaiati pure asbeste.His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
Matthew 13:30“barn”afiēkavar sunauxanirō amfotereim mechris tou therismou; kai en kairo tou therismou legami toi theristoi; Sullegavar prōtem teim zizanieim kai davar auteim eis desmain pros tem katakaiara auteim, ton de siton sunagavar eis tan apothēkan mu.Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
Luke 3:17“barn”hou tem ptuem en ta cheira autou diakathairara tan halōnan autou kai sunagara ton siton eis tan apothēkan autou, tem de achurem katakaiati pure asbeste.His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
apothēkain“barns”objectaccusative plural2×
Matthew 6:26“barns”emblepavar eis teim peteineim tou ouranou hoti ouk speiralō oude therizalō oude sunagalō eis apothēkain, kai tos patēros vu tos ouranios trefatō auteim; ouk vis mallon diaferavō auteiu?Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Luke 12:18“barns”kai legata; Houtem poiami; kathairami mu tain apothēkain kai megoterain oikodomami, kai sunagami ekei panton ton siton kai teim agatheim mu,Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.